Pool ball rack



Dec. 22, 1931. 5 w MEYERS 1,837,981

POOL BALL RACK Filed Dec. 4, 1929 gnucntoc Stan leg WMe ers Patented Dec. 22 1931 HTED STATES STANLEY W. MEYERS, F INDIANAPOLIS, IN'DIANA POOL BALL RACK Application filed December 4, 1929. Serial No. 411,618.

This invention relates to pool tables and particularly to means for supporting pool balls around or at one end of the table.

The object of the invention is to provide a rack in connection with the pool table with adjustable partitions for dividing the rack into a number of compartments for receiving the pool balls, and means for holding the partitions in place.

Other objects will become apparent as the description proceeds.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, which are made a part hereof and on which similar reference characters indicate similar parts,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a pool table showing the ball rack attached thereto,

Figure 2, a top plan View of the rack showing separate partitions assembled therein, and

Figure 3, a section on line 3-3 of Figure 2. In the drawings numeral indicates the rail of a billiard table of any suitable construction. To this rail is attached a plate tached a l ottoin plate 12, the plates 11 and 12 forming the back and bottom of a rack for receiving billiard balls 13. To the ends of the plates 11 and 12 are attached end brackets 14 for supporting a rod or bar 15. Partition plates 16 are slidably mounted on the bar 15, these plates dividing the rack into a number of compartments, the size of which is adjustable. The plates 16 preferably 5 have their lower edges extending down over the outer edge of the bottom plate 12, as shown at 17. By mounting the partition plates 16 on the rod these plates are held in position. In a prior patent to G. Kugelman and myself No. 1,44l9,902 is shown a pool ball rack having partition plates. The plates in that patent, however, have brackets thereon to prevent their getting out of alignment. By mounting the partition plates on the bar 15 as shown I am able to have a plate which is simple in construction and yet which is more reliably held in position than those in the prior patent.

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that various changes may be made in 11 to the under side of which plate is at-- my device without departing from the spirit of the invention and therefore I do not limit myself to what is shown in the drawings and described in the specification but only as indicated in the appended claims.

Having thus fully described my said invention, what I claim as new and desire to se cure by Letters Patent is:

1. A ball receiving rack for a pocket billiard table comprising a back plate secured to a side of the table, a bottom plate secured therebeneath, end brackets secured to the ends of the back and bottom plates, a bar secured in the end brackets, and partition plates adj ustably mounted on the said bar for dividing the rack into a number of ball receiving compartments, said partition plates extending down over and in contact with the edge of said bottom plates, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination with a pocket billiard table, of a ball receiving rack connected thereto comprising a back plate secured to one side of the table, a bottom plate secured beneath said back plate, brackets secured to the ends of said plates, a bar mounted between said brackets and partition plates slidably mounted on said bar having their lower edges extending down over the outer edge of said bottom plate and slidably engageable therewith, substantially as set forth.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Indianapolis, Indiana, this 2nd day of December, A. D. nineteen hundred and twenty-nine.

STANLEY W. MEYERS. 

